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Month: July 2018

“We are the ones who have to say – in words, in actions, in
social policy, in law – no men do not own women.In order to say that, we need political
discipline.We need to take seriously
the consequences of sexual abuse to us, to women.We need to understand what sexual abuse has
done to us – why are we so damned hard to organize?We need to comprehend that sexual abuse has
broken us into a million pieces and we carry those pieces bumping and crashing
inside; we’re broken rock inside chaos; afraid and unsure when not cold and
numb.We’re heroes at endurance; but so
far cowards at resistance.”

— Andrea Dworkin,
fromLife and Death, Unapologetic
Writings on the Continuing War Against Women

Discipline:

Thousands of blows

Strict control to enforce behavior

Every punitive act directed at attaining

domination over and subjugation of

physical punishing

Patriarchy

Child:
Listen

Sit straight, don’t talk with your friends, don’t laugh

Don’t have fun

Don’t break the rules

Don’t step out of line

Adult:
Stay in your lane

Mass media, video games, porn

TV, magazines, apps

Tap here for entertainment, fun, sex
Go to work

Then take your opiates

Activist:

Click here to save the planet

Easy solutions and reformism

Vote with your dollar

Cast your ballot
Positivity
Everything will be ok

Discipline:

Thousands of choices

Self control and orderly conduct in constant

service of maintaining relationships

every decision an act of submission to the

greater good of the community of life

Selfless, nurturing

Gynocentric

Revolutionary:
Real talk, no bullshit
Take off the rose-colored glasses
See the empire for what it is

Righteous anger is worthy, but driven by love
Self-control, self-mastery